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TIL the population of Washington DC is greater than the population of Wyoming

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QJRZa TIL McDonald's in India don't serve hamburgers, or any beef and pork products.
nWVD9 TIL that Leon Theremin, inventor of the theremin (musical instrument), also invented the first ever burglar alarm, the first CCTV system, the first drum machine, and one of the first covert listening devices. He also saw both the birth and the fall of the Soviet Union, living to the age of 97.
R7MQw TIL Boxer Jack Johnson was pulled over for a $50 speeding ticket, he gave the officer a $100 bill; when the officer protested that he couldn't make change for that much, Johnson told him to keep the change as he was going to make his return trip at the same speed
16B0V TIL Malo kingi or the common kingslayer is an Australian Irukandji jellyfish named after Robert King - an American tourist killed by one of them in 2002. They are the smallest jellyfish in the world, the size of a thumbnail and hospitalise 50-100 people each year. Their venom causes haemorrhaging.
EgDeo TIL depression is the most common psychiatric disorder associated with kleptomania